Maria Frederic Francis Gedwig of Prussia ( German: Marie Friederike Franziska Hedwig von Preußen ; October 15, 1825 , Berlin - May 17, 1889 , Hohenschwangau Castle ) - Prussian Princess, married Queen of Bavaria . Mother of the Bavarian kings Ludwig and Otto .
| Maria Frederic of Prussia | |||||||
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| Marie Friederike Franziska Hedwig von Preußen | |||||||
 Portrait of Joseph Karl Stieler . 1843 . Beauties Gallery in Nymphenburg Palace | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Theresa Saxe-Guildburghausen | ||||||
| Successor | Maria Theresa Habsburg-Este | ||||||
| Birth | October 15, 1825 Berlin City Palace , Berlin , Prussia | ||||||
| Death | May 17, 1889 (63 years old) Hohenschwangau Castle , Bavaria | ||||||
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| Kind | Hohenzollerns , Wittelsbach | ||||||
| Father | Frederick William of Prussia | ||||||
| Mother | Maria Anna Amalia Hesse-Homburg | ||||||
| Spouse | Maximilian II | ||||||
| Children | Ludwig , Otto | ||||||
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Life
Princess Maria was born in the Berlin City Palace in the family of Friedrich Wilhelm Karl of Prussia and Marianne of Hesse-Homburg . The childhood of the princess passed in the Silesian palace Fischbach. In 1842, Maria Frederic married the heir to the Bavarian throne Maximilian, the future king of Bavaria Maximilian II .
On March 10, 1864, Mary Frederic was widowed and converted to Catholicism in 1874. She retired to a country house in the Lechtal Valley and Hohenschwangau Castle. She was buried in one of the side chapels of the Munich Theater Theater opposite her husband Maximilian II.
Descendants
In a marriage with King Maximilian, two sons were born:
- Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm (1845–1886), King of Bavaria
- Otto Wilhelm Luitpold (1848-1916), King of Bavaria
Genealogy
Literature
- Martha Schad: Bayerns Königinnen. Piper 2005, ISBN 3-492-24598-6 .
Links
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